SHANGRI-LA


Meaning of SHANGRI-LA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌshaŋ-gri-ˈlä ]

noun

Etymology: Shangri-La, imaginary land depicted in the novel Lost Horizon (1933) by James Hilton

Date: 1937

1. : a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia

2. : a remote usually idyllic hideaway

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.